WW1 Naval – Brindisi 1915

This weekend the local HMGS-South group played a fictitious naval battle set in the Adriatic in WW1. On June 15, 1915, a few weeks after the Italian declaration of war on Austria-Hungary, the Austro-Hungarian fleet sails to attack Brindisi and to lure out Italian fleet. The Italians are alerted and hope to avenge Lissa.

The rear divisions of each fleet are not yet in sight and not on the table.

Both sides manage torpedo launches at the opposite battle lines.

Markers indicate visible torpedo launches.

After four hours of play we ended the game with the Austro-Hungarians having lost 2 battleships and all their destroyers and the Italians having lost most of their destroyers. Several cruisers on both sides were badly shot up.